Fertilizer-distributer.



P. A. PREUSS. FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY s. 1908.

Patented Mar. 8, 1910.

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F. A. PREUSS. FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTEE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 6. 190a.

Patented Mar.8,1910.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented M r. 8,1910.

Application filed July 8, 1908. Serial No. 442,188.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FnnomcirA. PRnUss, a citizen of *the United States,residing in the county of Madison and State of Nebraska, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Fertilizer-Distributors,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention rtain's to improvements in fertilizer distri uters.

The object of the invention is to provide 7 an improved mechanism whichwill disf anism,FigI 3, is a detail view taken on line 33 of-Fig. 1, andFig. 4, is a fragmentary detail view of the driving means for thetoothed distributing cylinder or roll.

, The invention is illustrated in the drawings as applied to a wagon l,equipped with a well known conventional type of endless bottom 2, knownto those versed in the prior art. As has been formerly practiced thebottom is comprised of a series of s aced transverse slats 3, secured toendless ciains 4, the latter engaging over splrocket wheels 5, keyed to.shafts 6. For t e purpose of imparting retrograde movement to the up perside ofthe bottom during forward movement of the wagon I provide therear shaft 6, with a gear 7, in mesh with a gear 8,

- the latter being mounted on the rear axle of the wagon running gear."Shaft 6, also has "secured thereto a splrocket wheel 6 engaged by achain 7, whic latter engages sprocket '10, secured on shaft 11, of thetoothed distributing roll or'cylinder 11".

' To each inner face of the wagon sides at the rear thereof is secured abracket 11, having a forked upper end and a horizontal base 12, screwsbeing used at intervals to rigidly secure the bracket in position. The

rearward arm 13 of each bracket base 12, is

apertured and receives shaft 11, of the distributingroll or cylinder asobserved in 4, The toothed cylinder, as shown, is

supported ap roximate alinement with the upper side 0 bottom 2, and ised'acent to the rear end of the bottom. The for s lt, and 15 of brackets11, are curved and extend m opposite directions, fork 15 bein of greaterheight than fork 14:. A rod 1 is secured in one of a pluralit ofapertures 17, in each fork 15, being hel against lengthwise movement bymeans of cotter 1311118. A series of rocking arms or supports 19, areloosely received by rod 16 in oneof a pluraht of ppenings 20 therein,the arms bemg eld m determinate spaced relation by means of spacingsleeves 21, de icted in Fig. 2. Each arm 19, is bifurca ed at its upperend forming spaced cars 22, between w 1011 one end ofth'e fork ejectortines 24 is-pivoted by means of bolts 23. Each time is curved at itsfree end and at the point of juncture of the curved part with thestraight portionof the tine is provided with 'an eKe 25, formed bbendingthe wire of which t e tines are me e about. mandrel or itsequivalent, in an obvious manner. The free extremiti'es of the curvedparts of the tines are enlarged or flattened and given. a knife-like ede so as to out or cho thefertilizerand assist in disintegrating t esameand breaking up any formation'of lumps or the like, at the time theejector fork is acting upon the material, to regulate and assist in itsdischarge. The in ividual tines are given a reciprocating movement bymeans of a crank member 26, formed from a rod or section of wire. Eachtine has connection by means of eyes 25, with one of a series of shapedcranks 27, adjacent cranks being disposed at ri ht angles to oneanotheras depicted cleai -ly in Fig. 2. Fork 14, has a series of o)enings 28 therein whichrotatably receive the ends of crank member 26.It will be obvious that by proper adjustment of crank member 26, arms29, and rod 16, in their respective supports the free ends of the tinescan be adjusted as regards their nearness to the rear end of bottom 2.Moreover since the -tines 0 crate in the -s ace between the teeth of cyinder 11, and

since the cylinder teeth rotate continuously and the tines have achoppin' action, the material is assured of thoroug 1 disintegration andeven, uniform discharge. tate crank member 26, the same 15 provided witha sprocket 29, over which a chain 30 To ropasses, the latter beingdriven by means of a sprocket wheel 31 on shaft 11.

in operation the material having been -,placed within the wagon iscarried,"rear-' wardly by'the movement of the Wagon to bring thematerial to ejectingor distributing cylinder 11', the latterv beingrotated in the .a beatingaction of the teeth'of cylinder 11 ends, aseries'of cranks arranged with adja- What I' claim is: ."In combinationwith a wagon, a toothed cylinder disposed in spaced relation to the rearend of the wagon, pulverizing mechanism composed of tines having curvedfree cent cranks disposed at right angles to one another connected tosaid tines, a. shaft having arms pivoted thereon, the opposite ends ofsaid tines being pivoted to said arms,

means operated from said cylinder for actuating said cranks, and meansfor rotating 'said cylinder, said pulverizing mechan-, ism cooperatingwith said toothed cylinder to disintegratexthe fertilizer thusfacilitating movement of the same by the cylinder in its direction ofrotation.

2. In combination with a wagon, abracket secured; to each side thereofand composed of abody, a horizontal base and a forked upper part, eachof said bases projecting beyond the rear end of the wagon, a toothedcylinder journaled in said base project-ions,

a crank mechanism journaled in one of said forks, arms pivoted on saidsha forks, a shaft carried by the other offsaid nes having curvedends'connected to sisal 'e'rank mechanism and to said arms and means toactuate said-cylinder and crank mechanism.

3. In combination with a wagon, and fertilizer distributing meanscarried thereby, disintegrating mechanism arranged to cooperate Withsaid means, and composedof' a series of cranks formed from a single rodand arranged wlth ad acent cranks at right angles to one another, a tineconnected to each crank, means to rotate said crank mechanism and saiddistributing means, and rocking supports for the rear ends of saidtines, said disintegrating mechanism coopcrating with said distributingmeans 'todisintegrate the fertilizer thus facilitating movement of thesame by the distributing means in its direction of rotation.

4. In combination with a. wagon, a rotatable distributing means carriedthereby, puljverizing means arranged to cooperate with said rotatablemeans and composed of a series of cranks formed from a single rod andarranged with adjacent cranks at rightangles to one another, a shaftcarrying rocking arms, tines having their rear ends pivoted to saidrocking arms and having eyes formed intermediate their ends to receivesaid cranks, and having. their free ends curved, and means to rotatesaid cranks and said rotatable means.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

FREDRICK A. PnEUss Witnesses:

CARL DEMMEL, AUG. BUETTNER.

